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Nutrition Department
Deepa Handu, Ph.D., R.D.
Director, M.S. Nutrition and Wellness program
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
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Office Hours:
Room 339, Birck Hall of Science
Mondays mornings & Thursdays
Other days and times available by appointment.
Contact Information:
Mail: 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone: (630) 829-6528
Fax: (630) 829-6547
E-mail: dhandu@ben.edu
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Courses Taught:
NUTR 372 - Clinical Nutrition Assessment Lab
NUTR 392 - Nutrition Research and Professional Writing
NTR 542 - Applied Nutritional Physiology
NTR 614 - Advanced Human Nutrition
NTR 621 - Obesity: Theory & Practice Applications
NTR 630 - The Science of Sports Nutrition
NTR 691 - Nutrition Research Analysis
NTR 692 - Nutrition Thesis
To learn more about our nutrition courses, visit the
nutrition course description web pages at:
http://www.ben.edu/nutrition/ntrcourses.html.
Professional Biography:
Deepa Handu, PhD, RD, holds a doctorate degree in Human Nutrition (Michigan State University, 2005) and a master degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition (Maharaja Sayajirao University, India, 1997). Before joining Benedictine University full-time in 2006, Dr. Handu taught nutrition and research courses at Loyola University Chicago.
Dr. Handu’s research interests lie in the areas of public health nutrition, youth overweight prevalence and obesity risk, and diabetes. Dr. Handu has been involved in school-based intervention programs to reduce the prevalence of obesity and encourage the idea of healthy lifestyle. She conducted the first statewide multi-clinic study to assess the prevalence of youth Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the state of Michigan. Dr. Handu participated in supplementation studies with patients having Asthma and Diabetes, and those who were critically ill. She was also involved in various projects on topics such as Anemia in Adolescent girls and pregnant Women, evaluation of Meal Plans in government schools and Nutrition and Health Education (NHE) projects.
Dr. Handu delivered presentations at national professional conferences. As co-author of numerous research studies, she has several publications and numerous in progress. She is a past recipient of the following grants awards for research activities: African American Family Initiative Project Grant (2003) ; Blue Cross Blue Shield Student Research Award (2001); and Council of Renal Nutrition Grant, National Kidney foundation, (2000).
In fall 2006, she was awarded a $10,000 grant by the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) to study the impact of nutrition
education on obesity prevalence in three Chicago public schools. For more information, see her vita.
Professional Honors and Awards:
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Student Research Paper Award, from the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), 2005
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Graduate Student Teaching Award, Michigan State University, 2003
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